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Open your Flag 2 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%.

Position it to the upper left corner of your frame. (See my tag for example)

Then go to Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Then Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Click Ok

Click on your top layer in your Layers Pallet -

Open your Parakeet element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 15%.

Use your move tool to position it to the top of your frame.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (Same settings as before)

Open Palm 1 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%.

Use your move tool to position it to the right end of your frame.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Open LifeGuard 2 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 15%. Then re-size it again to 50%.

Use your move tool to position it center on your frame.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Click on Paper 11 layer in your layers pallet -

Open your Wave 3 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%, then re-size it again to 70%.

Use your move tool to position it in your frame.

Now use your Pick Tool to bring in each end of your Wave 3 element until the ends are hidden by the frame.

Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (Same settings as before)

Now go to your layers pallet - right click on your Wave 3 layer - then click Duplicate. Now right click on your Duplicated layer & click Duplicate it again.

You should now have a total of 3 Wave layers. Now rename them, bottom to top - Wave 1 - Wave 2 - Wave 3

Close off the top two wave layers by clicking the eye next to each layer -

Click on Wave 1 layer - Go to Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise

Click Ok -

Now open your Wave 2 layer -

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise -

Click Ok.

Now open your Wave 3 layer -

Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise -

Click Ok.

Now back in your layers pallet - click the eye's (to close the layer) on your Wave 2 & Wave 3 layers. (This way when it comes time to animated your layers are ready.)

Click on your Paper 6 layer in your layers pallet -

Open your Boy 1 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%. Then re-size it again to 50%.

Go to Image - click Mirror.

Use your move tool to position it in the left frame.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (Same settings as before)

Now click on your very top layer - in your layers pallet -

Open your Boy 2 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%. Position it using your move tool to the right end of your frame.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (Same settings as previously used)

Open Anchor element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas -then re-size it to 20%. Use your move tool to position it to the left end of your frame.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (Same settings)

Open your Leaves 1 element - Copy & paste as a new layer onto your canvas - Re-size it to 20%. Use your move tool to position it beside your Anchor element.

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Open your Chest 1 element - Copy & paste it as a new layer on your canvas - then re-size it to 20%. Then re-size it again to 50%. Use your move tool to position it on top of your Anchor & Leaves element .

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (same settings as before)

Open your Sun element - Copy & paste it as a new layer onto your canvas - then re-size it to 20%. Then re-size it again to 40%. Now use your move tool to position it in the right side of your frame.

Adjust -Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Now add your credit information.

Now add your name -

I used :

Font : Sloop

Size : 100 Pixels (Depends on the length of your name)

Background Color : #1515b9

Foreground Color : set to nul

Position your name where you want it on your tag,

Now if you intend on making this tag for other people at a later time - you should save it as a PSP File now

Then go to your layers pallet - right click on your name layer , then click Convert To Raster Layer

Then go to Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 4000 - Gradient Glow

(You can use my settings or your own - make sure you click on your Color tab & change your color to white :-)

Click Ok.

Now go to Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

Activate your crop tool - crop off any access canvas that you did not use.

.

Then open your Animation Shop -

Go back to your psp -

Click on your Wave 1 layer - Copy Merged

Go to Animation Shop -

Right click on your grey work area - then click Paste As New Animation.

Go back to PSP -

Click on your Wave 2 layer & click the eye next to it to open the layer, then click the eye next to your Wave 1 layer to close it.

Copy Merged -

Animation Shop -

Right click in your 1st frame - then click Paste - After Current Frame

Go back to PSP -

Click on your Wave 3 layer & click the eye next to it to open the layer, then click the eye next to your Wave 2 layer to close it.

Go to Animation Shop -

Right click in your 2nd frame - click Paste - After Current Frame

Now view your animation to make sure it is how you want it.

Before you save it you might want to re-size it to fit where you will be using it. To re-size your tag in Animation Shop - on your keyboard - press your Shift & S key to open your re-size menu.

The size I used on my screen shot is the size I use for my personal blog - you may want yours bigger or smaller - so just adjust it accordingly.

Click Ok.

Now go to File - Save As - set it to GIF - name your tag & click Save to finish this tutorial!!♥

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About Me

DitzyDezigns

New York, United States

Hiya Everyone! My name is Ronney, I have 3 wonderful teenagers, and have been married to my husband for 20 years.
I LOVE to design signatures, tags & avatars, I design with PSP, and have been designing for over 2 1/2 years. I will be not only designing signatures, tags & avatars but will also be writing & posting tutorials as well. I will also be making some templates to share with you all as well. So I hope you enjoy and can use everything I have available on my blog :-)
If you ever try any of my tutorials,please send me your completed designs and I would love to showcase it here on my blog!